Predictive Factors and Outcome in Medical Thoracoscopy

Catholic University (KU) of Leuven

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pleuritis

Treatments: Drug: sterile talc pleurodesis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02288065

S561430

Details and patient eligibility

About

Retrospective survey for factors predicting the outcome of medical thoracoscopy

Full description

Retrospective survey for factors predicting the outcome of medical thoracoscopy in patients with malignant pleuritis

Enrollment: 155 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• progressive malignancy
• pleuritis

Exclusion criteria

• respiratory failure
• unable to consent

Trial design

155 participants in 2 patient groups

responders

Description:

amelioration of dyspnea radiological amelioration after sterile talc pleurodesis

Treatment:

Drug: sterile talc pleurodesis

failed intervention

Description:

unchanged symptoms and radiology after sterile talc pleurodesis

Treatment:

Drug: sterile talc pleurodesis